Amid cresting heat waves around the globe, Dr. Katelyn Moretti of the Warren Alpert Medical School relays the risks of high temperatures and how to keep cool and prevent dehydration.

May 6, 2025 News from BioMed

From heat waves to hospital waste, Brown tackles climate-linked health threats at inaugural symposium

April 22, 2025 News from Brown

Video: Brown biologist Stephen Porder on taking purposeful, planet-positive personal steps

This Earth Day, Brown University’s associate provost for sustainability offers strategies to minimize carbon dioxide emissions and help mitigate climate change.

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Planetary Health In the News

February 28, 2024 Medicine@Brown

Climate of Change

Students and faculty in the Division of Biology and Medicine want to ensure that scholars are equipped to address the health implications effects of a changing global environment.

October 30, 2023 Brown BioMed

Global Empowerment

A new course in the Division of Biology and Medicine focused on planetary health is having a demonstrably positive effect on students’ eco-anxieties.

October 19, 2021 Medicine@Brown

Curriculum Changes with the Climate

Med students want to learn how the planet’s health impacts their patients’.

February 5, 2020 Medicine@Brown

The Heat is On

It’s time for medical schools to teach the health effects of climate change.